Loading apparatus.



No 858,218. Y PATENTED JUNE 25,1907. E. ROSENVALL.

A LOADING APPARATUS.

AAAAAAAAA 0N. FILED N0v.e,19oe.

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W/TNESSES INVENTOH w Elm/ROSENVALL. By M v Y ATTORNEYS MILA t J f@ lEMIL ROSENVALL, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

LOADING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1907.

Application filed NOvember 6, 1906. Serial No. 342,232.`

To a/ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL RosENvALL, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and State ofUtah, have made certain new and useful Improvements in LoadingApparatus, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in loading apparatus, and consists incertain novel constructions and combinations of parts hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

My invention is an improvement on the device shown and described in mycopending application Serial 264,246, filed June 8, 1905.

Referring to the drawings forming a art hereof, Figure l is a side viewof a part ofD the loading apparatus provided with` my improvement. Fig.2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section;and Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view.

VThe present embodiment of my invention comprises a carriage A, composedof the longitudinal members a, connected by cross members a, and movableupon a track B, comprising the rails o, having secured thereto atintervals brackets o, provided with wheels b2, upon which rest thelongitudinal members of the carriage.

A shaft C is journaled longitudinally of the carriage at the centerthereof, in suitable bearings a?, and is provided at the end thereofwith a bevel gear c for a purpose to be hereafter described, The shaft Cmay be driven in any suitable manner, not shown, and mechanism similarto that set forth in my above mentioned application, may be connectedwith the shaft to drive the carriage backward and forward upon thetrack.

A hopper D comprising a circular table d, provided with the peripheralflange d, has at the center thereof a downwardly projecting sleeve d2,provided at its lower end with a bevel gear d4 meshing with the bevelgear c upon the shaft C, and the sleeve is journ aled upon a shaft dprovided with trunnions d6 engaging bearings d3 upon the cross membersal connected with the carriage and with an enlarged hub portion (ZX atvthe lower end thereof.

A crank arm (Z7 is pivoted to a bracket d8 on the carriage, and one ofthe arms thereof is connected with the hub portion at the lower end ofthe shaft d and eccentrically with respect to the center of the shaftthe other arm being connected by a link ds with the lower end of a leverd pivoted as at d12 to the floor a* of the carriage. The upper end ofthe lever is provided with a grip Z13 connected by a link d14 with atooth d15 slidably mounted on the lever and engaging the teeth of a rackd1, whereby to retain the lever in its adjusted position.

It will be evident from the description that by moving the lever d, thecrank arm Z7 will be rocked upon its pivot, thus rocking the shaft du onits trunnions d, whereby to swing the shield on an axis parallel to thelongitudinal center of the carriage and parallel to a diameter of thetable.

The hopper D is provided on its upper surface with a plurality of radialvanes d5, and adjacent to its periphery a shield E is supported bybracket arms e connectedwith a pulley d, journaled on the sleeve d2between the bevel gear and the trunnions. A chain or cable e2 passesaround the pulley, and the ends of the chain are connected to the endsof a rock lever e3 pivoted upon the bracket d8 before described, androcked by means of a link e4, connected with the lower end of a lever e5pivoted at e to the Hoor of the carriage, and having upon its upper enda gri c7 connected by a link cS with a tooth e9 slidably mounted on thelever and engaging the teeth of a rack elo, whereby to retain the leverin its adjusted position. When the lever c5 is moved, the rock arm e3 isrocked upon its pivot, thus causing the chain or cable to turn thepulley, whereby to swing the shield from side to side of the carriage.

A plurality of troughs G, delivering to opposite sides of the table orhopper, is arranged above the carriage, being supported by brackets g. Aspout g pivoted to the end of the delivery chute g2, is arranged toswing from side to side whereby to deliver to either trough.

In operation, the coal or grain to be loaded, passes down the chute Gupon the circular table, which is rotated by means of the shaftV C. Therotation of the table or hopper throws the grain from the side thereof,into different parts of the car, and by adjusting the inclination of thetable to the carriage, and the position of the shield, the grain or coalmay be thrown up or down, as may be desired. Any suitable mechanism maybe TOO provided for traversing the carriage upon the track, but sincesuch mechanism forms no part of my invention, l have not deemed itnecessary to describe the same.

I claim:

l. An apparatus of the class described, comprising a track, a carriagemovable upon the track, bearings arranged longitudinally of thecarriage, a vertical shaft having trunnions engaging the bearings, acircular table having a sleeve journaled on the shaft, the upper face ofthe table being rovided with ra ial vanes, and the lower en of thesleeve being rovided with a bevel gear, a shaft journaled ongitudinallyof the carriage, a bevel gear on the shaft meshing with the bevel gearof the sleeve, a crank arm pivoted to the carriage and having one of itsarms connected with the lower end of the vertical shaft, means connectedwith the other arm for rocking the shaft upon its trunnions, whereby toincline the table with respect to the carriage, a pulley journaled onthe vertical shaft between the sleeve and the trunnions, bracket armsconnected with the pulley, a shield at the periphery of the table andconnected with the bracket arms, a rock arm pivoted on the carriage, achain having its ends connected with the ends of the rock arm andpassing around the pulley, means connected with the rock arm for rockingthe same, whereby to swing the shield, and a chute delivering to thetable.

2. An apparatus of the class described,

f com rising a track a carriage movable u on P e y C the track, bearingsarranged longitudinally of the carriage, a vertical shaft havingtrunnions engaging the bearings, a circular table having a sleevejournaled on the shaft, the up er face of the table being rovided withra ial vanes, and the lower eng of the sleeve being rovided with a bevelgear, a shaft journa ed longitudinally of the carriage, a bevel gear onthe shaft meshing with the bevel gear of the sleeve, a crank arm pivotedto the carriage and having one of its arms connected with the lower endof the vertical shaft, means connected with the other arm for rockingthe shaft u on its trunnions whereby to incline the table with respectto the carriage, a shield at the periphery of the table, and means forswinging the shield on a center coinciding with the center ofthe table.

3. An apparatus of the class described, comprising a track, a carriagemovable upon the track, bearings arranged longitudinally of thecarriage, a vertical shaft having trunnions engaging the bearings, acircular table having a sleeve journaled on the shaft, the up er face ofthe table being provided with ra ial vanes, means engaging the sleevefor rotating the table, a crank arm pivoted to the carriage and havingone of its arms connected with the lower end of the vertical shaft, andmeans connected with the other arm for rocking the shaft upon itstrunnions, whereby to incline the table with respect to the carriage.

4. An apparatus of the class described, comprising a track, a carriagemovable upon the track, bearings arranged longitudinally of thecarriage, a vertical shaft having trunnions engaging the bearings, acircular table having a sleeve journaled on the shaft, the upper face ofthe table being provided with radial vanes, means connected with theshaft for rocking said shaft upon its trunnions whereby to incline thetable with respect to the carriage, a shield arranged adjacent to theperiphery of the table, and means for swlinging the shield from side toside of said ta le.

5. An apparatus of the class described, comprisinga track, a carriagemovable upon the track, a circular table mounted at one end of thecarriage, the upper face thereof being provided with radial vanes, meansfor rocking the table'upon an axis parallel with the longitudinal centerof the carriage, a shield arranged at the periphery of the table, andmeans for swinging the shield upon a center coinciding with the centerof the table.

6. An apparatus ofthe class described, comprising a track, a carriagemovable upon the track, a rocking table at one end of the carriage andprovided on its u per face with radial vanes, and means for roc ing thetable upon an axis parallel to the longitudinal center of the carriage.

7. ln apparatus of the class described, a movable carriage, a circulartable at one end of the carriage, means for feeding material to thetable, means for rotating the table, and means for swinging the table onan axis parallel with the longitudinal center of the carriage and with adiameter of the table.

EMIL ROSENVALL.

Witnesses:

E. P. SEARS, Louis W. NIEPAG.

